2. Describe the theory & practice of mercantilism & explain why Americans resented it. 3. Describe the goals of the King‚ Prime Minister‚ & Parliament. 4. Explain why Great Britain attempted tighter control & taxation of Americans after 1763. 5. Describe the methods of colonial resistance that forced repeal of all taxes except the tax on tea. 6. Explain how sustained agitation & resistance to taxes led to the Intolerable Acts & the outbreak of war. 7. Evaluate the effectiveness
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across the plains attack. Although the French retaliated‚ the British held their ground. The French knowing that defeat was inevitable retreated and later signed the articles of Capitulation‚ which turned over Quebec to the British. On February 10‚ 1763‚ the Treaty of Paris is signed which kicking out the French from North America. Britain Gain control of Canada and land east of the Mississippi except New Orleans‚ while Spain gains land west of the Mississippi river. Colonials desired to settle
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American Revolution: The Result of the French and Indian War During the early months of 1763‚ the Treaty of Paris had been signed and the French and Indian War came to a close in colonial America‚ temporarily ending foreign conflicts within North America‚ although peace between the European powers of Great Britain and France had been established‚ this war evoked tension between England and its American colonies. The French and Indian War caused the American Revolution because its outcomes such
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didn’t(loyalist). Patriots were right for leaving Britain for many reasons. Colonist felt as though they were treated badly. They didn’t like the new laws. Stated in loc.gov‚ "Great Britain passed laws because of the French and Indian war‚ which ended in 1763." They didn’t like the law because it required the colonist to pay tax. A law named
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McIntosh Supreme Court decision - This case involved the validity of land sold by tribal chiefs to private persons in 1773 and 1775. The Court held that that Indian tribes had no power to grant lands to anyone other than the federal government. The government‚ in turn‚ held title to all Indian lands based upon the "doctrine of discovery"—the belief that initial "discovery"
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Causes: The Seven Years’ War (called the French and Indian War in the colonies) lasted from 1756 to 1763‚ forming a chapter in the imperial struggle between Britain and France called the Second Hundred Years’ War. In the early 1750s‚ France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies‚ especially Virginia. Groups involved: France ‚ New France‚Wabanaki Confederacy‚ Abenak ‚iMi’kmaq ‚AlgonquinCaughnawaga Mohawk‚ Lenape ‚Ojibwa
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September 2013 Society Vs. Individual The period of American History 1607-1763 is best understood using the Society Vs. Individual theme. Three examples demonstrate this. The three identifications that are used as evidence to support my thesis are Anne Hutchinson‚ Metacom‚ and the Enlightenment. All three of the identifications show how the Society vs. Individual theme represented the period of American History from 1607-1763. To begin‚ Anne Hutchinson is a Puritan activist who lived in New England
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The truth of the accounts that took place December 16‚ 1773‚ a day remembered by Americans as The Boston Tea Party‚ is one that is disputed. It seems as though there is a basic story of American patriots dressed as Indians‚ carrying tomahawks and hatchets boarding three ships in the Boston Harbor and throwing overboard over 300 cargo containers full of British East-Indian Company tea that was sent by England to tax the colonies without agreement. These acts were carried out without damage to any
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The seven years war is a very historical event for many reasons‚ and should be studied at schools around the world. The seven years war was basically the first world war. In the early 1750s‚ French explorers claimed what they called new France. Although the French already had a huge amount of land they still expanded into the Ohio River valley. The Seven Year’s War had many land changes between Britain‚ France‚ Spain‚ and the natives in North America. French colonist started to move farther and
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Themes Identity Peopling Work‚ exchange‚ and technology Politics and power Environment and geography America in the world Ideas‚ beliefs‚ and culture Units Unit 1 – 1491-1607 Unit 2 – 1607-1754 Unit 3 – 1754 – 1800 Unit 4 – 1800 – 1848 Unit 5 – 1844 – 1877 Unit 6 – 1865 – 1898 Unit 7 – 1890 – Unit 8 – Unit 9 – Is History True? Notes Responses History is a complex process that combines historical facts and a historian’s interpretation to those facts The Uses of
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